Back Stabbers (song)
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"Back Stabbers" is a 1972 song by the O'Jays. Released from the hit album of the same name, it spent one week at number 1 on the Hot Soul Singles chart. It was also successful on the pop chart, peaking at number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in October 1972.[1] The narrator in "Back Stabbers" warns men about their male "friends" who smile to their faces, but are secretly planning to steal their wives or girlfriends.[2] It was inspired by an earlier hit with a similar theme, the Undisputed Truth's "Smiling Faces Sometimes", the chorus of which is quoted at the end of this song. It was part of the soundtrack for the 1977 movie, Looking for Mr. Goodbar. In 2002, the song was sampled by R&B artist Angie Stone for her single "Wish I Didn't Miss You".
This was the O'Jays first release with Philadelphia International.[3]
Chart performance
Weekly charts
Template:Single chart| Chart (1972) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia Kent Music Report[4] | 92 |
| Canada RPM[5] | 39 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[6] | 3 |
| US Billboard R&B Singles | 1 |
| US Cash Box Top 100[7] | 1 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1972) | Rank |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[8] | 35 |
| US Cash Box Top 100[9] | 21 |
Stephen Cummings version
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In 1983 Australian singer-songwriter Stephen Cummings released Backstabbers in December 1983 through the Regular Records label as the third single from the album Senso. Cummings version peaked at number 40 on the Kent Music Report.
Track listing
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Personnel
- Greg Flood – brass arrangements
- Joe Creighton – bass, additional vocals
- Mark Ferry – bass
- Vince Jones – cornet (solo)
- Martin Armiger – drum programming (Drumulator), guitar, keyboards
- Peter Luscombe – drums
- Andrew Pendlebury – guitar
- Robert Goodge – guitar
- Duncan Veal – keyboards
- Jantra de Vilda – keyboards
- Stephen Bigger – keyboards
- Ricky Fataar – percussion
- Venetta Fields – additional vocals
- Nick Smith – additional vocals
- Linda Nutter – additional vocals
- Nick Smith – additional vocals
- Stephanie Sproul – additional vocals
Charts
| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[10] | 40 |
References
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- ↑ Ankeny, Jason. "Back Stabbers" at AllMusic. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
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External links
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- 1972 singles
- The O'Jays songs
- Philadelphia International Records singles
- Songs written by Gene McFadden
- Songs written by John Whitehead (singer)
- Songs written by Leon Huff
- 1972 songs
- Cashbox number-one singles
- Stephen Cummings songs
- 1983 singles
- 1983 songs
- Regular Records singles
- Warner Music Group singles
- Song recordings produced by Martin Armiger